The retail arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company has revealed an increase in the price of premium motor spirit (petrol) from N617/litre to N897/litre effective today, September 3, 2024. This is coming barely 48 hours after Dangote refinery begins production of petrol. EnergyPlanets can confirm that most retail stations of the NNPC have adjusted […]Read More

Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dangote Refinery, has revealed that the refinery’s commencement of gasoline (petrol) production has accurately equipped Nigeria to track its daily petrol consumption. Dangote made this known in a statement during a press briefing on Tuesday at the petrochemical plant in Lagos. He said the refinery will put an end to round-tripping […]Read More

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has finalised an agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited to sell crude oil to the Dangote refinery in local currency, the naira. This is contained in a statement by NMDPRA on Tuesday in Abuja following the commencement of petrol production by Dangote refinery. […]Read More

Aradel Holdings Plc, an indigenous energy company, has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the 100 percent interest in the Olo and Olo West Marginal Fields from TotalEnergies EP Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited for $19.5 million.  The indigenous energy company revealed that the agreement was made through its […]Read More

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is exploring the sale of conventional oil and gas assets in the Permian Basin, potentially raising around $1 billion, Bloomberg reported. In a statement to Bloomberg, Exxon said it was “exploring market interest for select conventional assets in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico,” noting that the decision aligns with its […]Read More

Nigeria’s Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday granted six states the authority to regulate their electricity markets, transferring oversight to newly established state-level agencies. In a statement on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, NERC named Enugu, Ekiti, Ondo, Imo, Oyo, and Edo as the states authorized to manage their electricity sectors. These […]Read More

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has rejected Shell International Plc’s proposed $1.3 billion sale omf its onshore assets to the Renaissance consortium, sources familiar with the matter said, according to a report by the Africa Report. The sale, which required NUPRC approval under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), would have seen Shell divest […]Read More

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has debunked a report claiming that it owes international oil traders $6.8 billion. Responding to allegations against the company in a statement on Sunday, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, also refuted claims that the NNPCL has not remitted funds into the federation account since January. Soneye, however, […]Read More